[ale] Compaq Reliant web server

[Eric Z. Ayers]

When you boot the system from CD, the installtion kernel will be a 
Uniprocessor system,
but the subsequently installed image will support multiple processors 
(SMP) because redhat distributes an SMP kernel image.

Armsby John-G16665 wrote:

> The IT group here is junking an HP box with my web stuff.  I told them 
> I did not want to port to NT, that I preferred to stay with Unix.  I 
> suggested Linux as an alternative on an Intel box.  They accept the 
> idea.  Hooray! 
>
> They are suggesting a Compact Reliant series server which comes with a 
> RED HAT CD.  They want to know if I need dual processors.  Frankly the 
> box is only getting about 2,000 hits in a 24 hour period.  The current 
> HP 9000 workstation has 256 meg of ram and a single 200 megahertz 
> processor.  TOP is usually less than .1 except when I try to tar 
> several thousand files over several days and then it jumps to 1.03 or 
> so.  There is no discernable on the WEB server.
>
> My question is: Am I correct in assuming that an out of the box 
> installation of Mandrake 8.0/Red Hat 7.0 or equivalent will not by 
> default see two processors?  Don't I have to do a kernel recompile and 
> select multi processor? 
>
> John
>



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